When I Consider the Heavens
by Chuck Mountain
Title
When I Consider the Heavens
Artist
Chuck Mountain
Medium
Digital Art - Photoshop
Description
Gliese 581 d is the designation for one of the exoplanets recently discovered. Since no one has an inkling of what it looks like, I let my imagination fill in the gaps. And so, for this photo manipulation I gave it a double moon system. Once in their cycle these satellites set at the same time and do so in front of a massive gas nebula. The results are spectacular. The moons appear to be emitting the gas cloud from themselves, giving the night sky a fireworks feel. This effect is enhanced by the closely packed star cluster in the lower right and by the misty stars in the upper right. The tortured land mass also makes its contribution the overall effect. The fossil of some long extinct beast lies exposed by erosion and glows pale and ghostly in the moons' light. Of course, this whole scene is just my speculation. But astronomers and zenobiologists say that the conditions are right for life on many of the newly discovered worlds. I guess we won't know for sure till we go there.
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October 3rd, 2012
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